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Credible Financial Site Ranks Miami 2nd Worst-Run City In US

I dunno that The Fins should really financially continue to hitch their cart to a city oft derided as a "banana republic" from a political standpoint vs finding a corporate partner to situate a custom made stadium in a central site in a more stable municipality and accessible to a more affluent and mainstream demographics base -like near the Bank Atlantic Stadium in Sunrise at the edge of the Everglades. Perhaps instead of the major rehab, Mr Ross should do some upgrading with an eye towards eventually turning Joe Robbie into a soccer and special events stadium. (hell, maybe we'll even attract better beat writers LOL)

Between 2007 and 2011, the median home value in Miami fell by 43.5%. Additionally, the city had one of the nation’s lowest median household incomes, at under $29,000, while 31% of residents lived below the poverty line — nearly twice the U.S. rate of 15.9%. Despite the difficult economic conditions Miamians faced, the city joined with Miami-Dade County to pay for almost 80% of the more-than $600 million cost of building a new baseball stadium for the Miami Marlins. The deal has caused significant uproar. While taxpayers pay extremely high costs to service the stadium debt, the team has traded many of its top players. In 2011, the SEC launched an investigation into the agreement.

Oh but don't post these facts here, according to some people here fans are required to buy tickets and if they lived here they would buy tickets too. What they don't know is that if they moved here there's a good chance they may not find a job for a good while.

I don't live in Miami so I don't know the stat but I am shocked that the population is that low. Is that correct? I thought the population was in the millions? Interesting approach the stadium subject.

I don't live in Miami so I don't know the stat but I am shocked that the population is that low. Is that correct? I thought the population was in the millions? Interesting approach the stadium subject.

Really? Have you been to a city with millions? Places like Toronto/Chicago have 2.7 million. And trust me, once you've been there, you'll realize that Miami is nowhere near it... simply because you can park places in Miami with relative ease! LOL

I don't live in Miami so I don't know the stat but I am shocked that the population is that low. Is that correct? I thought the population was in the millions? Interesting approach the stadium subject.

the city of miami is pretty small. its the metro area that is heavily populated. I believe its near 3 million. Everyone goes all throughout the metro area.

I don't live in Miami so I don't know the stat but I am shocked that the population is that low. Is that correct? I thought the population was in the millions? Interesting approach the stadium subject.

No.

Inside of city limits, Miami has roughly 400K in population. Columbus, Ohio is actually bigger than Miami. In Miami-Dade County, there are only roughly 2.5M in population.

Now, if we're talking metropolitan areas, the Miami Metro area is one of the largest in the country because it encompasses Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Deerfield Beach, Jupiter, Pompano Beach, West Palm Beach, Boca Raton and other surrounding communities.